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Went to Court

Wanted to share an update on my father.  We went to court this week and unbelievably my sister and me agreed to drop being guardian for my dad and went with a court appointed 3rd party.

The good news is two fold, 1) it's a law firm my lawyer knows well and said they'll do great job taking care of my dad's affairs.  But, 2) and a biggie for me (if you've been following my story), this 3rd party will also move my parents real estate and bank accounts into the trust and will become the new Trustee of the trust.

If you hadn't followed my story, my sister and brother pulled a quick one without my knowledge this April two weeks after our big blow up.  They had me removed as the Trustee both trust and POAs for the past 7 years.  Claimed my dad and mom wanted it and didn't want me to know.  Sister would never give me a copy of this trust either, took my lawyer getting it.

But now I still have problem with my mom sequestered at my sister's house.  It's been almost two months wince I saw her last and she is only 5 minutes away.

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  • Lindsay22
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    Hopefully with this part settled there will be a thawing between you and your sister.  It's good to have this resolved and the trust set up. I hope you will be able to see your mom soon.
  • SusanB-dil
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    Very happy for you!  Thanks for updating the good news. 

    Should be quite a lot off of your mind and a load off your shoulders! And besides, it is good to hear some good news.

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  • SusanB-dil
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    Victoria - Wow!  Good to know...  sorry you had to figure it out the hard way. uggh!
  • bozowing
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    Unfortunately due to my sister and brother pulling a fast one this past April removing me of 7 years as the Trustee to completely out led to lawyers.  Understand billings and it will come out of my folks estate that should cover no problem.  The big take away from court was getting the trust and estate being moved to this law firm and out of my unscrupulous brother and sister hands.

    Still have to work on getting my mom back in my life and back together with my dad.  This will be Round #2.  Waiting on Adult Protective Services to decide to investigate my mom's situation, hoping they can break this vicious cycle.

  • M1
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    Glad you are pleased with the outcome so far.  Hope round 2 goes as well.....

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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